Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 21, 2004
J. DON BROCK is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Astec Industries, Inc., and subsidiaries. Astec is the largest
manufacturer of asphalt plants in America. Dr. Brock presently holds
approximately 90 US and foreign patents on construction machinery and
drying equipment. Prior to joining Astec Dr. Brock was Corporate Vice
President, CMI Corporation and President-Textile Systems, Inc., a
subsidiary of CMI Corporation, President-CMI Systems Division of CMI
Corporation from 1970 to 1972; Vice President-CMI Systems from 1969 to
1970 and Vice President-Chattanooga Systems, Inc., from 1965 to 1969. He
was educated in the Chattanooga public school system, graduating from
Central High School in 1957. Dr. Brock attended the University of
Tennessee and earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1961. He
then attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and obtained an MS in
Mechanical Engineering in 1963 and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering
during 1965. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of
Tennessee. Profile
Dr. Brock: Basically, we are an equipment manufacturer that manufactures
the machinery for building and rebuilding the infrastructure. We build
equipment that
